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we'll tell you how to weigh in. >>> plus, when president obama took office four years ago, the economy was getting smaller. now it is growing. nbc's first read team tries to answer the question -- are we better off now than we were four years ago? they answer it with numbers and not just, you know, gut reaction to things. the numbers. >>> and happy birthday to the first lady and that by the way is just one of the things we thought you should know. hey sis, it's so great to see you. you, too! oh, cloudy glasses. you didn't have to come over! actually, honey, i think i did... oh? you did? whoa, ladies, easy. hi. cascade kitchen counselor. we can help avoid this with cascade complete pacs. see, over time, cascade complete pacs fight film buildup two times better than finish quantum. to help leave glasses sparkling shiny! too bad it doesn't work on windows. okay, i'm outta here. cascade. the clear choice. >>> welcome back. as we gear up for the president's second inauguration, are we better off than we were four years ago? the answer depends on the stats you pick. there are plenty of numbe
we'll tell you how to weigh in. >>> plus, when president obama took office four years ago, the economy was getting smaller. now it is growing. nbc's first read team tries to answer the question -- are we better off now than we were four years ago? they answer it with numbers and not just, you know, gut reaction to things. the numbers. >>> and happy birthday to the first lady and that by the way is just one of the things we thought you should know. hey sis, it's so great to see...
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past two years? ten of 12 months. >> i'm not a subscriber myself, but it's good for them. maybe bad for their party. i'm not sure how bad it is for their issue. again, i think that, like, they've sort of given up on the background checks. they're going to go out, and i don't think that anyone realistically thinks they're going to avoid that. on the kind of marginal issues, i think that what they believe and i think they're correct is that they've got enough people in each state that is going to be very hard for the middle ground democratic senators to come out and do kind of really hard core. >> if it's good for business on the right, though, it is also, to glen's point, political capital for the president. it's also worth noting the brady campaign has gotten $5 million since newtown, which is a doubling of their budget. i mean, they have increased their membership by 100,000. i mean, that is not traditionally been the case after the shootings. it's the sort of the energy has flooded to the nra. >> w
past two years? ten of 12 months. >> i'm not a subscriber myself, but it's good for them. maybe bad for their party. i'm not sure how bad it is for their issue. again, i think that, like, they've sort of given up on the background checks. they're going to go out, and i don't think that anyone realistically thinks they're going to avoid that. on the kind of marginal issues, i think that what they believe and i think they're correct is that they've got enough people in each state that is...
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pantene expert collection. >>> just 24 hours after president obama's major announcement on reducing gun violence, the gun control debate is now front and center in washington ready to widen the divide between the democrats and republicans. and the president's proposals include universal background checks, proposing a ban on military style assault weapons, limiting magazines to 10 rounds. as we have been covering, there is this strong, real push back from the right and even certain democrats about this issue. why do you think there's been such a strong and visceral response? >> there is certainly been a strong response from both sides. many gun safety advocates have long brideled about the fact that we haven't been able to do anything. it's been a decade since we have made any progress on this issue. and you have lawmakers that are very beholden to the gun manufacturing industry. but i two think this is the time and i think we're already seeing some of these suburban republicans being affected by what they're hearing from their constitue constituents. they're starting to support gun safe
pantene expert collection. >>> just 24 hours after president obama's major announcement on reducing gun violence, the gun control debate is now front and center in washington ready to widen the divide between the democrats and republicans. and the president's proposals include universal background checks, proposing a ban on military style assault weapons, limiting magazines to 10 rounds. as we have been covering, there is this strong, real push back from the right and even certain...
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from now, eight years from now president obama is going to go down as having an incredibly effective presidency in terms of legislation and moving the ball forward on a number of social issues. we haven't even talked about gay marriage, don't ask don't tell. >> oddly enough, he did what many presidents actually do in their second term. he did it in his first. so many presidents would have said, well, health care, that's going to be so difficult, i'm going to save it for year five after i'm safely re-elected. did he the contrarian thing. he got it done in the first two years, so, oddly enough, some of the old rules really don't apply. >> harold, in terms of the keeping o.f.a. active, although under a slightly different name, karl rove had nothing positive to say about that, unsurprisingly. let's play that. >> go figure. >> let's not pass over this ethics issue. for example, on the inaugural committee we now know the inaugural committee is collecting information about everybody who is attending the inaugural and says they will give it over to outside groups. well, is one of those group
from now, eight years from now president obama is going to go down as having an incredibly effective presidency in terms of legislation and moving the ball forward on a number of social issues. we haven't even talked about gay marriage, don't ask don't tell. >> oddly enough, he did what many presidents actually do in their second term. he did it in his first. so many presidents would have said, well, health care, that's going to be so difficult, i'm going to save it for year five after...
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and here we are. 50 years later, i have been asked to deliver the invocation for president obama's second term as president of the united states. it's something that's difficult to explain. i'm simply honored. i am delighted. i feel even more of american now than i think i did when medgar was buried at arlington cemetery. i have hope for this country. i have hope for my own people. i'm a realist. and i certainly see things that need to be done. but we must continue to work to build up this country, to build up race relations, to bring up opportunities and to bring our young people and our elders, shall i say, together for a more perfect union. i never imagined that this would happen in my wildest dreams. and i am just very, very thankful. >> now, what do you think your husband would say if he were you? >> if he were me? >> if he were here today. >> oh, if he were here today. he probably would repeat to me something he said a couple of nights before his assassination. we were talking and i said medgar, i can't make it without you. i'm not strong enough. and he said you are. you must believ
and here we are. 50 years later, i have been asked to deliver the invocation for president obama's second term as president of the united states. it's something that's difficult to explain. i'm simply honored. i am delighted. i feel even more of american now than i think i did when medgar was buried at arlington cemetery. i have hope for this country. i have hope for my own people. i'm a realist. and i certainly see things that need to be done. but we must continue to work to build up this...
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the answer, the country chose obama, he gets four years. want to save the republic? win the next election. liz, if charles krauthammer recommending the gop be less intransigent, do you think inside those meetings going on this weekend there will be some message, some form of that message? >> look, i think there's an amazing amount of soul searching going on within the republican party right now. and it's a troubled time for the party because there is no single standard bearer. it's not as if there's one leader who is charting a course and saying, yes, we're going to compromise or no, we're not. and -- and so, you know, the fact remains in the last two national elections presidential elections, the republicans lost. so they've got to figure out a way to listen to those voters who, you know, decide close elections. it's the middle of america. and the middle of america has said repeatedly, get something done. we'll see if the republicans listen. >> and alex, you know, they've brought in a pollster this weekend, they want to talk about, for example, how to appeal t women
the answer, the country chose obama, he gets four years. want to save the republic? win the next election. liz, if charles krauthammer recommending the gop be less intransigent, do you think inside those meetings going on this weekend there will be some message, some form of that message? >> look, i think there's an amazing amount of soul searching going on within the republican party right now. and it's a troubled time for the party because there is no single standard bearer. it's not as...
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when at some point in the next few years donald trump succeeds in proving that obama's birth certificate's a fraud, how will that affect the ability to govern the country? no, no. i guess what i'm kind of struck by is we're talking about now few days away from the second inauguration, what are the big themes to define the obama term and seems to me maybe more than we have seen in the recent past, this second term really, the basic contours of the second term set in place. it is this fight over what the safety net is, what the balance between spending cuts and revenue increases should be in terms of dealing with the deficit. that's been the battle that's waged since early 2011 and republicans grabbed control of the house. they have the house for two years and feels like more of a ceremonial second inaugural than usual. >> yeah. and i think he's going to have a very tough -- toure was right saying i have a limited idea of how much to get done in this term. lbj in 1965 had had the largest landslide in history, more democrats in congress than any other time in the 20th century except for roose
when at some point in the next few years donald trump succeeds in proving that obama's birth certificate's a fraud, how will that affect the ability to govern the country? no, no. i guess what i'm kind of struck by is we're talking about now few days away from the second inauguration, what are the big themes to define the obama term and seems to me maybe more than we have seen in the recent past, this second term really, the basic contours of the second term set in place. it is this fight over...
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the white house unveiling a new portrait of a confident-looking president obama this morning. the picture was taken on december 6th in front of his desk in the oval office. >>> and what a difference a few years can make, right? check out the 2009 official portrait. the president a little bit grayer, but also got a bigger smile on him. >>> last night it was all smiles, the couple went out on the town with friends to celebrate michelle obama's 49th birthday. they had dinner in georgetown. >>> and things are looking up with the housing market including the most famous house in america, the white house zillow now saying it's worth about $295 million, that's up 7% since the beginning of the president's first term. >>> the final preps are underway for the second inauguration of president barack obama with a private ceremony swearing in for sunday. then on monday in washington, the parties with the second swearing in at the capitol, the parades, the balls. joining me now, a former national press secretary for the obama 2012 campaign. ben, good to see you. i know you've been a busy ma
the white house unveiling a new portrait of a confident-looking president obama this morning. the picture was taken on december 6th in front of his desk in the oval office. >>> and what a difference a few years can make, right? check out the 2009 official portrait. the president a little bit grayer, but also got a bigger smile on him. >>> last night it was all smiles, the couple went out on the town with friends to celebrate michelle obama's 49th birthday. they had dinner in...
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three years later mackey is back. he's changed his mind a little bit. >> technically speaking, it's more like fascism. socialism is where that government owns the means of production. in fascism the government doesn't own the means of production, but they do control it. and that's what's happening with the health care program and with these reforms. >> well, as you can imagine, whole foods' left-leaning customer base didn't take too kindly to that label either. mackey is already walking it back. >> i regret using that word now because it's got so much baggage attached to it from the middle of the 21st -- 20th century when you had germany and italy and spain that were fascist and people still associate that with it. of course i was just using the standard dictionary definition. >> merriam webster dictionary defines fascism as "a regime headed by a dictatorial leader that forcibly suppresses opposition." mackey, a self-professed libertarian, gets his definition from the ayn rand school of thought. listen, i believe mack
three years later mackey is back. he's changed his mind a little bit. >> technically speaking, it's more like fascism. socialism is where that government owns the means of production. in fascism the government doesn't own the means of production, but they do control it. and that's what's happening with the health care program and with these reforms. >> well, as you can imagine, whole foods' left-leaning customer base didn't take too kindly to that label either. mackey is already...
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. >>> four years ago president obama said -- >> on this day we gather because we've chosen hope over fear. unity of purpose over conflict and discord. on the day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for far too long have strangled our politics. >> and any notion that an obama administration would bring about an end to dogma or discord quickly evaporated during the first of the presidency and seemed positively quaint after republicans resumed control of the house. the lessons learned by the administration in the first four years have made the president a very different leader. far less conciliatory in to be and arguably in substance. in the central message of 2008 to change the way the ligs does. he characterized the messy political process as something not to overcome, but rather to embrace. >> democracy in a nation of 300 million can be noisy and messy and complicated. we have our own opinions. each of us has deeply-held beliefs. and when weo through tough times, when we make big decisions as a country, it
. >>> four years ago president obama said -- >> on this day we gather because we've chosen hope over fear. unity of purpose over conflict and discord. on the day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for far too long have strangled our politics. >> and any notion that an obama administration would bring about an end to dogma or discord quickly evaporated during the first of the presidency and...
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. >> reporter: 49 years young michelle obama is today. i'm not a hairstylist but my wife watches bravo so it's clear she has new bangs in that do as she gets ready to celebrate her husband's second inauguration. we've been reaching out all day to the east wing and west wing to find out what their plans are. we're hearing from the pool with the president. we think he's thanking some of the workers preparing the streets for the inaugural festivities. >> we'll get some details no doubt in the next few hours. nbc's peter alexander. pete, thanks so much. and we'll be right back. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! pull out the paper and...what!!?? an article that says a typical family pays $155,000 in "wall street" fees on their 401(k)s? seriously? seriously. you don't believe it? search
. >> reporter: 49 years young michelle obama is today. i'm not a hairstylist but my wife watches bravo so it's clear she has new bangs in that do as she gets ready to celebrate her husband's second inauguration. we've been reaching out all day to the east wing and west wing to find out what their plans are. we're hearing from the pool with the president. we think he's thanking some of the workers preparing the streets for the inaugural festivities. >> we'll get some details no doubt...
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two ways of reading the last four years. one was electing a black president and the normalcy that would bring that melissa was just talking about would be a net positive for race relations in america and the struggle for equality and the other aspect is the way electing a black president produced back lash and sometimes very highly racialized back lash. i wonder which of those two stories seems the more compelling to you or the one that you think is the dominant story of what's happened. >> the first four years you have to divide into two segments. you have the first two years. right? where when we had a protest it was to push for health care or was to push for jobs. you had the second two years where when we had a protest it was a push back against the tea party, the back lash against the back lash. >> yes, right. >> about defending voting rights or the rights of our brown -- brothers and sisters to stay in this country. >> right. now, you know, what's clear is that the aspirations for every child in this country has gone u
two ways of reading the last four years. one was electing a black president and the normalcy that would bring that melissa was just talking about would be a net positive for race relations in america and the struggle for equality and the other aspect is the way electing a black president produced back lash and sometimes very highly racialized back lash. i wonder which of those two stories seems the more compelling to you or the one that you think is the dominant story of what's happened....
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the quer for the gop, are you prepared for this barack obama? you didn't seem to be able to handle the first one. are you prepared for this one who now has the kind of wind in his sails going into a second term that can be very, very good for him in terments of at least in the first six or so months laying down some hard lines for the gop to cross. i think they can, but they're going to have to make the argument, you know, from a principled position, get off the crazy noise we have -- >> don't they have -- >> distract -- >> on an issue we just talked about which is at the heart i think of the common conversation in this country, we're on the same page about gun it's right now. bob, you agree, right? we're talking about guns. he didn't change the topic. it's the topic, right? >> it had to be the topic. what happened was the tragedy has been to vivid, he's been so powerful and clear, that it shattered the old nra notion that somehow or other this was about gun confiscatioconfiscati. i agree with michael, it's put the gop in a very difficult positi
the quer for the gop, are you prepared for this barack obama? you didn't seem to be able to handle the first one. are you prepared for this one who now has the kind of wind in his sails going into a second term that can be very, very good for him in terments of at least in the first six or so months laying down some hard lines for the gop to cross. i think they can, but they're going to have to make the argument, you know, from a principled position, get off the crazy noise we have -- >>...
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just think, less than 50 years ago many of the people that voted for president barack obama couldn't register, couldn't vote. they had to pass a legislative test. some were asked to count the number of jelly beans in a jar. so four years ago i cried. i cried when the president took the oath of office. i cried tears of happiness, tears of joy. it says something about america. the progress in are laying down the burden of race. >> you addressed the past and the president but as we look to the future, what are the most important issues you would like to see the president address in his second term? >> i want to see this president lead, and i know he will lead. he must lead not just in america but around the world. he must help us create a nation, a society, a world community at peace with itself. to get us to move away from violence, from guns, from war. and he can do it. me must do it. he must continue to inspire people at home and abroad. >> tell me your thoughts on the criticisms recently about the lack of diversity among the president's new cabinet appointees at this point. what do
just think, less than 50 years ago many of the people that voted for president barack obama couldn't register, couldn't vote. they had to pass a legislative test. some were asked to count the number of jelly beans in a jar. so four years ago i cried. i cried when the president took the oath of office. i cried tears of happiness, tears of joy. it says something about america. the progress in are laying down the burden of race. >> you addressed the past and the president but as we look to...
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you will be discussing obama and his memoire. it's going to be the most brilliant memoire outside of ulysses grant. >> that's love. >> you are going to be saying we are trying to figure out who this guy is and has amazing insights. why couldn't he apply that to washington and gotten it to work better? they were top downers and there was a san francisco tech guy saying less here and more here. that's the yearning you feel from people around him. stand up and do what's in your heart. >> good lord. >> i'm curious to know -- >> what's the message? >> your message is always fabulous. i think the message is correct. it's who you are. the shirt is incredible. is it true that he designed your looks? >> yes and doing more. >> wow. >> what do you think -- >> it's elegant. in 1989 women stopped wearing stockings. jill biden and first lady obama had no stockings and men had no socks. it's cool not to wear socks. >> the only thing he said when i leave the house is can you return it. >> that's awful. thank you guys so much. >> the shopt laundr
you will be discussing obama and his memoire. it's going to be the most brilliant memoire outside of ulysses grant. >> that's love. >> you are going to be saying we are trying to figure out who this guy is and has amazing insights. why couldn't he apply that to washington and gotten it to work better? they were top downers and there was a san francisco tech guy saying less here and more here. that's the yearning you feel from people around him. stand up and do what's in your heart....
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and i think obama has papered over that for the last four years. but i think that's going to change here in the next few years. the first issue where i think we'll see a conversation on this is the question of entitlements. there are some folks in the democratic party who are happy to have a conversation on issues like the eligibility age for medicare. other democrats like sherrod brown, the senator from ohio, i talked to, they say hell, no, we are not going to have a conversation about that. that is core to our dna, and we're not going to move on that. >> j-mart, last time republicans had an internal debate about a lot of these issues, a lot of folks divided the party. you mention smd moderaed some m coming over to the democratic party. do you see a contentious primaries in the future for the 2014 midterms? >> well, look. i don't think you're going to see the sort of club-for-growth-style conservative on moderate attacks that you see in the gop. i think you're going to see some of that. keep in mind, the primary story began '06 when joe lieberman
and i think obama has papered over that for the last four years. but i think that's going to change here in the next few years. the first issue where i think we'll see a conversation on this is the question of entitlements. there are some folks in the democratic party who are happy to have a conversation on issues like the eligibility age for medicare. other democrats like sherrod brown, the senator from ohio, i talked to, they say hell, no, we are not going to have a conversation about that....